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It's almost time for Halloween and what better way to celebrate than with a double-feature starring the Sanderson Sisters! The gang is hanging in the Halloween-decorated basement of the video store on a brisk autumn night to talk about 1993's HOCUS POCUS with a bit of HOCUS POCUS 2. Have a cup of witch's brew, but don't light the black flame candle.  Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us...

In this very special episode, Michelangelo calls a Staff Meeting after hours on the only Friday, the 13th of 2022. This is totally a mandatory staff meeting and not an excuse for Michelangelo to force Marika and Mickey to hang out with him after the store is closed and talk about all things FRIDAY THE 13TH.  Join us as we pay our respects to Pamela, Jason, living legend Tom Savini, and a bunch of...

In this very special old episode, Michelangelo calls a Staff Meeting after hours on the only Friday, the 13th of 2022. This is totally a mandatory staff meeting and not an excuse for Michelangelo to force Marika and Mickey to hang out with him after the store is closed and talk about all things FRIDAY THE 13TH.  Join us as we pay our respects to Pamela, Jason, living legend Tom Savini, and a bunch...

Join The Return Slot...OF HORROR! Again, for the third time! As we prepare the Video Store for Halloween. In part three of this special-spooky bonus episode, Marika comes back to the video store, continuing her quest to curate the perfect Halloween playlist. Want to listen to this ghoulishly marvelous playlist but can't stop by? Check us out on Spotify and search The Return Slot...of Halloween Pla...

Join The Return Slot...OF HORROR! Again! As we prepare the Video Store for Halloween with this old, but special episode. In part two of this special-spooky bonus episode, Marika leads a staff meeting, continuing her quest to curate the perfect Halloween playlist. Want to listen to this ghoulishly marvelous playlist but can't stop by? Check us out on Spotify and search The Return Slot...of Hallowee...

Join The Return Slot...OF HORROR! as we prepare the Video Store for Halloween with an old, but special episode! Marika leads a staff meeting to curate the perfect Halloween playlist in this special-spooky bonus episode. Want to listen to the playlist but can't stop by? Listen on Spotify and search T he Return Slot...of Halloween Playlist  if you dare! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us...

The gang is vamping out with this last pick from the ‘Sex Lies and Bloody Napes’ section of the video store. The best coming-of-age vampire beach movie ever made. The Richard Donner, Joel Schumacher team up from 1987, THE LOST BOYS. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang continues its aperitif to our Halloween Episodes with another blood-sucking favorite from the ‘Sex Lies and Bloody Napes’ section of the video store. Tom Holland’s love letter to fans of Hammer Horror films, 1985’s FRIGHT NIGHT. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Welcome back! The gang is kicking off their 3rd season and ramping up for the holiest of all seasons, Halloween with some blood-sucking favorites from the ‘Sex Lies and Bloody Napes’ section of the video store. Up first is George A. Romero’s 1977 controversial masterpiece, MARTIN. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

It’s a party in the basement! Not only is this our 4th of July episode and the conclusion of our ‘Punky Bruiser Bloodbath’ section, but it’s also our season 2 finale, with not just one special guest but TWO!! Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 directorial debut, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. A Zany, slapstick, Nihilistic punk horror movie of the highest caliber. *The events portrayed in this podcast are all tru...

The Return Slot continues the mosh pit party in the video store's 'Punky Bruiser Bloodbath' section with George Romero's return to horror, BRUISER. After almost a decade-long hiatus, Romero brings the fable of Henry Creedlow to the bloody screen—topics in this hardcore episode range from self-worth and identity to the Misfits and Proud Boys. Also, a special guest and aficionado of all things music...

The Return Slot is going Hardcore and moshing in the ‘Punky Bruiser Bloodbath’ section of the video store. The opening Act is Jeremy Saulnier’s 2015 Punks vs Neo-Nazi Horror Siege Thriller, GREEN ROOM. Don’t forget to charge your phone, and DON’T block the hallway, Mickey doesn’t fuck with the fire code. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot isn’t done celebrating Moms, so we have one more for you.  Ari Aster’s 2018 debut film, HEREDITARY, picked from the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store. Flowers and chocolates are cliché. Why not give that special lady in your life her favorite cocktail and an exclusive screening of this modern classic? *Therapy session not included. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and fo...

Michelangelo calls a staff meeting to discuss what other movies we have in the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store in preparation for the huge Mother’s Day rush. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot kicks off its celebration of Mother’s Day with 1983’s CUJO. Picked from the ‘Momster’s Squad’ section of the video store and adapted from Stephen King’s 1981 novel of the same name, CUJO stars everyone’s favorite mom from the 80s, Dee Wallace. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot concludes its journey through the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store with 1985’s TEEN WOLF. Not exactly a horror movie, OR is it?! Tune in to find out. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot continues its journey through the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store with 2000’s GINGER SNAPS. What’s it like for a young woman to go through puberty while becoming a werewolf in a Canadian suburb? Who is our surprise special guest this week? Tune in to find out! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Michelangelo calls a staff meeting to see if there is anything other than 1993’s LEPRECHAUN to recommend to horror-obsessed customers on St. Paddy’s Day. We might need the luck of the Irish to find a pot of horror movie gold at the end of this bloody rainbow. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod for a complete list of all the movies mentioned in th...

Michelangelo just can’t stop talking about Stephen King adaptations, so we are heading on over to the ‘Where Wolf? There Wolf.’ section of the video store to discuss 1985’s cult classic, SILVER BULLET. Can an innocent child convince his sister and uncle that there is a Werewolf devouring human flesh in Tarker’s Mills? Grab a Rheingold or Coke, and join us in the basement to find out. Listen anywhe...

Marika is busy doing taxes upstairs, but that doesn’t stop Mickey and Michelangelo from continuing their journey in ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video store with 1983’s JOHN CARPENTER’S CHRISTINE. Get ready to talk about cars, puberty, Carpenter and King over a drink. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang is playing another old episode this week! Stephen King’s 1985 horror anthology film CAT’S EYE can be found in both the ‘Child Fright’ and ‘The Kingterion Collection’ sections of the video store. Hide your bird and be careful on the ledge because we’re diving deep into Marika’s childhood nightmares. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Can your brain handle Stephen King AND George Romero working together in Pittsburgh on a homage film to EC horror comic of the 1950s? Can your heart handle Tom Savini doing special effects and production design? Oh, and it’s a horror anthology film starring Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, Ted Danson, E.G. Marshall, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook, and Joe Hill. Oh, AND Gaylen Ross from DAWN OF THE DEAD as w...

Mickey and Michelangelo decide to have a special, impromptu “coffee break” discussion about Valentine’s Day horror films in the basement during store hours while Marika is hard at work upstairs. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang is playing an old episode this week. You can find William Goldman and Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s 1987 novel by the same name, MISERY, in both the ‘Sno’ Place like Death’ and ‘The Kingterion Collection’ sections of the video store. So, get your smudge-free typewriter paper and Don Per-rig-non champagne ready cause we're gonna burn some stuff this week. Listen anywhere y...

Turns out Mickey plum found himself lost in the ‘The Kingterion Collection’ section of the video shto-eh. For the uninitiated, that would be Stephen King essential film adaptations. So of course we just had to talk about Frank Darabont’s feel good throwback classic, THE MIST. Can Marika handle the ending? Will Michelangelo stop waxing poetic about King? Is the book superior to the film? Will Micke...